DollopCheap no-cook meals
13 recipes
Dinners that need no stove and no oven, at $2.50 or less a serving. Good for hot days, tiny kitchens and nights you can’t face the stove. The cheapest is Pimento cheese sandwiches at $1.40 a serving, and the average here is $2.03.
Pimento cheese sandwiches
$1.40 a serving
15 min
Chickpea salad sandwiches
$1.50 a serving
15 min
Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
$1.56 a serving
15 min
Ham salad sandwiches
$1.67 a serving
15 min
Gazpacho
$1.73 a serving
80 min
Black bean and corn salad
$2.01 a serving
15 min
Tuna salad sandwiches
$2.16 a serving
15 min
Turkey pinwheels
$2.24 a serving
70 min
Coronation chicken sandwiches
$2.35 a serving
20 min
No-cook ploughman’s plate
$2.36 a serving
8 min
Chicken salad sandwiches
$2.44 a serving
20 min
Smashed white bean and avocado sandwiches
$2.47 a serving
10 min
Salmon salad sandwiches
$2.49 a serving
15 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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